Tensions are running high in Europe over Russia's massive military deployment Aron Ukraine. Western nations, including the United States, have been demanding that Russia launch an attack on Ukraine. However, Moscow has denied these claims from the beginning.
Russia has announced the withdrawal of troops from the Ukrainian border. This time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he does not want a war in Europe. He made the remarks after a meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Schultz on Tuesday
Meanwhile, meetings are being held between the various parties to resolve the ongoing crisis. Following the visit to Ukraine, the German Chancellor went to Russia. There he met with Putin for four hours. At the end of the meeting, reporters asked Putin about the possibility of war. In response, the Russian president said, "Do we want this (war) or not?" Of course not. That's why we're proposing to continue the negotiation process. "At the time, Putin also accused the Western military alliance, NATO, of failing to address Russia's security concerns.
The main reason for Russia's military mobilization around Ukraine is NATO. Kiev has come a long way in joining NATO. However, Moscow believes that Ukraine's accession to NATO would be an "extreme threat" to Russia. At a news conference following Tuesday's meeting, Putin demanded that Ukraine join NATO. However, before Putin's claim, Ukraine sent a positive message to Russia. The US ambassador to the United States, Vadim Pristaiko, said on Monday that Kiev would refrain from joining NATO if necessary to avoid a war with Moscow.
Olaf Shalt was also present at the press conference. He noted that Russia's military was "a threat". "Of course we're very concerned," Schultz said. More than 100,000 Russian troops have been deployed along the Ukrainian border. And we don't understand that. "
Earlier on Tuesday, Russia's Defense Ministry announced the withdrawal of troops from the Ukrainian border. The Kremlin also said that the military operation in Russia would continue.
After announcing the withdrawal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pesky said, "We have always said that the troops will return to their bases once the exercise is over. This is nothing new. It's a normal process. "
The West is not satisfied with the announcement of the withdrawal of troops from Russia. They say they are not seeing anything like a reduction in tension yet. However, Russia has taken some steps to be optimistic. Russia has more than 100,000 troops on the Ukrainian border. It was not immediately clear how many troops Russia would withdraw from the border. However, the Russian Defense Ministry has released a video of the activities of the troops on the border. The news agency Interfax reported that the video showed soldiers carrying heavy weapons on a train.
Earlier, Russia announced that it had ended military exercises on the Ukrainian border, the Guardian reported. But images obtained on social media and satellite sources show that there has been no change in the activities of the army in the border areas. In addition, some soldiers were continuing their exercises.
In addition, troops close to the Ukrainian border did not take part in any formal exercises. When asked about this, Russia said that they can take troops wherever they want in their territory.
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